Beliefs regarding the use of imaging among patients with low back pain: A cross-sectional study in the context of a middle-income country.
Leandro M DinizÍtalo Ribeiro LemesAna Paula Coelho Figueira FreireAna F GuimarãesLucas A C FerreiraMarcia R FrancoArianne P VerhagenGuy SimoneauRafael Zambelli PintoPublished in: PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation (2024)
Nearly 90% of patients believe that spine imaging is necessary for the management of low back pain. Beliefs about the inevitable consequences of low back pain and low education level may be factors that need to be considered when developing new interventions.